Is FORMICARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORMICARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORMICARY mean?
- noun
a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FORMICARY
FORMICARY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FORMICARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arciform15
- comfy15
- aciform14
- formica14
- ramify14
- formic13
- myrica13
- farcy13
- foamy13
- friary12
- orfray12
- rarify12
- cymar12
- mafic12
- armory11
- fairy11
- firry11
- foray11
- cyma11
- carrom10
- carry10
- farci10
- foram10
- marry10
- mayor10
- moray10
- oracy10
- fray10
- myc10
- carom9
- macro9
- micra9
- micro9
- army9
- coif9
- corf9
- cory9
- farm9
- fico9
- firm9
- foam9
- foci9
- form9
- from9
- mayo9
- miry9
- racy9
- rimy9
- fay9
- foy9
- fry9
- farro8
- friar8
- cami8
- camo8
- coma8
- corm8
- cram8
- marc8
- mica8
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